History PlayingWith / UnequalPairing

* '''Exaggerated''':
** [[DivineDate Bob is paired with]] {{God}}.
** MindGameShip.

** Alice is {{Ukefi|cation}}ed.

** The {{canon}} author or a fan ([[FanFic fic writer]]) wants to explore power dynamics and how they can affect relationships. So they {{ship|ping}} Alice and Bob together.
** The fans think PowerIsSexy and use Alice as an AudienceSurrogate.
** Alternatively, Alice is an AuthorAvatar and the author thinks PowerIsSexy.

* '''Parodied''': {{Fangirl}}s draw {{yaoi}}[=/=]{{slash|fic}} fan art of Bob and {{God}} together, only to decide that Bob is ''too powerful'' for the pairing to work.

** The {{fandom}} switch back and forth between shipping Alice and Bob together to being against the Bob/Alice pairing.

'''Basic Trope''': There is a noticeable power difference between two characters that are {{shipp|ing}}ed, making one obviously dominant.
* '''Straight''': Bob is Alice's {{teacher|StudentRomance}} and the two are {{shipp|ing}}ed together very often, despite the fact that Bob could easily {{blackmail}} her into sleeping with him.

** Alice is a [=YouTube=] star and Bob is one of her fans. Or both Alice and Bob are [=YouTube=] content creators but Alice's channel is much larger than Bob's

* '''Inverted''': Due to the nature of this trope, it's impossible to invert. However a heavily subverted version can occur that is mimics the effects of an inversion, where the one with less official power very clearly "wears the pants" in the relationship, reversing the expected power dynamic.
** Or Alice and Bob are on equal ground

* '''Parodied''':
** {{Fangirl}}s draw {{yaoi}}[=/=]{{slash|fic}} fan art of Bob and {{God}} together, only to decide that Bob is ''too powerful'' for the pairing to work.
** The fans cry out that AliceAndBob are finally an OfficialCouple with no evidence to support this. When asked "why", they say that Bob is more powerful than Alice.

* '''Defied''':
** Alice refuses to be in relationships with anyone who has power over her even if she really likes them.
** A FanFic writer makes an AlternateUniverseFic where Bob isn't Alice's teacher.

** Alice is {{wimpifi|cation}}ed.

** Alice is reach and Bob is poor. However, Bob is a teacher and Alice is his student. Then, she is an ActionGirl who can beat [[NonActionGuy him]] into a pulp without breaking a sweat. On the other hand, he is a ManipulativeBastard who can wrap her around his finger without her noticing. And so on.

* '''Downplayed''': While Bob may be Alice's BodyguardCrush, [[ActionGirl Alice can handle herself in a fight]].

** Alice is a YouTube star and Bob is one of her fans. Or both Alice and Bob are YouTube content creators but Alice's channel is much larger than Bob's

* '''Inverted''': Due to the nature of this trope, it's impossible to invert.

'''Basic Trope''': There is a noticeable power difference between two characters that are shipped, making one obviously dominant.
* '''Straight''': Bob is Alice's [[TeacherStudentRomance teacher]] and the two are [[{{Shipping}} shipped]] together very often, despite the fact that Bob could easily {{blackmail}} her into sleeping with him.

** The fans cry out that Alice and Bob are finally an OfficialCouple with no evidence to support this. When asked "why", they say that Bob is more powerful than Alice.

** The {{canon}} author or a fan ([[FanFic fic writer]]) wants to explore power dynamics and how they can affect relationships. So they {{ship|ping}}s Alice and Bob together.

** {{Fangirl}}s draw {{yaoi}}[=/=]{{slash| fic}} fan art of Bob and {{God}} together, only to decide that Bob is ''too powerful'' for the pairing to work.

** The {{canon}} author or a fan ([[FanFic fic writer]]) wants to explore power dynamics and how they can affect relationships. So (s)he {{ship|ping}}s Alice and Bob together.

* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to be in relationships with anyone who has power over her even if she really likes them.